The Rhondda Leader

THKfFRK. M hen you can get her out ol Yo ur head, VOUDJ I man, And you hate what you IKIVC to do. And you shirk every t~k ihar you line] you can. And the others you hr<>uo-h; hen all you ean see it, th<- uae to quit 11 know how each symptom yoe?-), '1 here's only one way to get over it: The next time you see her-propose. 'When you think when you're called to the tele- phone That hers is the voice you'll hear, And because it isn't you sigh and groan; When you find that your brain's not clear, And you can't add figures or write a bit; When the columns are aJl awhirl, There's only one way to get over it, And that is to marry the girl. -erot tree rrQA I

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Gelli Notes. I The best wishes of the large number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ashton, Ystrad Road, go with them to their new homo in Canada. Mr. Ashton sailed on the 22nd inst. for New York, from whence ho will journey overland to Newhaven, Canada. Mrs. Ashton lias departed for Llanidloes for a short stay, and will fol- low hor husband. For 18 years Mr. Ashton has been a member of Cory's Band, and his presence will be missed by the other members, vvlbo.se esteem ho held. As a recognition of this lie was the recipient of a hand- some dressing case and travelling flask, whidi will remind him of the pleasant timo he had in the old home. Pigeon Race.—The final young bird club race was held on Saturday last frcm Huddersfield (150 miles). In the past, local fanciers have experienced bad weather for this race, so much so that no returns have been made on day of libera- tion. However, this year the majority of members had birds home in race time. The first bird belongs to Mr. T. Maggs, Princess Street, who had a lead of about ten minutes. Thorner Bros, were second, Nicholas Bros. third. Mr. Magvs wins the 10s. special pride given a few years ago by Mr. T. Pomeroy for the first bird homo in race time from Huddersfield. In the Homing Pigeon" National race from Swindon, the only bird entered from the locality belongs to Mr. D. Reach, Gelli Crossing, who timed in at 3.52 p.m. —a very creditable performance. Salvation Army.—On Monday evening, a "Penny Popular Social" was held at the Army Hall, which was well filled with visitors from Treorchy, Trealaw and Heol- faeli. Field Officer Captain Fletcher was in charge of the arrangements for the evening, which were excellently carried out. fat! ot Root.—On Saturday morning last. a heavy fall occurred at the Gelli (Abergorchy) Colliery, and almo-it com- pletely buried a repairer named T. Palmer. Some hours elapsed before he v. as released, and considering the enormity of j the fall, his escape with bruises only was miraculous.

Tonyrefail Affairs. Mr. J. Lloyd Thomas (chairman of the I Porth branch of the Rhondda shop assis- tants) opened a new branch at Tonyr- cfail 011 Wednesday evening last, at the Church Institute. The meeting proved a ?rcat success. )

J"'11/ Our Ijeaders' Views. PLEASE NOTE. Letters should be as brief as passible, and free from personalities. They should be written on one side of the paper only. No letter will be printed unless the name and address of the sender is en- closed for the Editor's use. These will in no case be published unless the writer so desires. Owing to pressure on the space at our disposal, letters must in some cases be held over, and at best only a selection can appear. The writers of letters for which we cannot And room are apolo- gised to. Rabbits and Water. I To the Editor ot the "Hhondda Leader." Sir. —There seeius to he much misunder- standing with regard to rabbits and their need for water. In a wild state, where they live wholly on gieen stuffs and can drink the morning and evening dew with their food, they <h> not need water as a general rule, though in a very droughty season they may sometimes be seen repairing to the brooks and ponds for a drink. In captivity, however, where they are often kept in a dry atmosphere, and are fed at any Tate partly on dry food. as oats or bran, they do need water. They surer from thirst like any other animal. If it is given to tltem suddenly, when they have long been deprived of it. they may take too much, as a horse, a cow. or a child may do. and many do them- selves harm hut if they a ftil tt ll;tlicl, they will never take toomuci). Surely Nature may be trusted in this matter. They will drink onlv if and when tliey teel thirsty. The does, when in captivity, will frequently kill and partially eat their new-born young, and this may or ton be due to the fact that tliey have no milk for them. How can they, when they are kept without this liquid necessity to make it* In our treat- ment of animals we always go wrong when we try to improve on Nature.— Yours faithfully. EDITOR. THE ANIMALS' FRIEND." York H otise, Portugal Street, London. August.

Lloyd George and Welsh Education, Bill. Interesting Correspondence lo the Editor 01 the "Rhondda Leader. Irvon, Wrexham, Aug. 25th, 1913. Sir.I silill feel obliged if you can find space for the enclosed correspondence upon a matter of considerable interest to Wales at the present tiiiiA-Yotir, faith- fully, J. E. POWELL. Irvon, Wrexham, May 23rd, 1913. Dear Mr. UoyJ George,—Herewith find copy of minutes of Conference and Committees representing the Education Authorities in Wales, and also a eopy of the Bill drafted by Sir D. Brynmor Jones. I am strongly of opinion that, M the Government is about to present to Parliament an Education Bill, the time is opportune for the separate treat- ment. of Wales in the matter of Educa- tion on the lines of Sir D. Brynmor Jones' Bill. Knowing The. keen interest taken by you in the past in the estahlishment of such a Council, I sincerely trust that you will exercise your great influence to realise the long-cherished ideal of the elsh nation in the matter of self- government, especially in Education. I regret that owing to the re-cess I could not. have a.n opportunity of S.C-6%- iner veil in London on this matter. 1 sincerely sympathise with you in the unwort hy and "mean attacks made at the present time. Kind regards.—Yours sincerely, John E. Powell. I!rynawelon. 24th May, 1913. I My dear Powell,—I am very much obliged to you for the minutes of the C onferen(-v heild at Shrewsbury. I thoroughly agree with you that we ought to take the opportunity of the next great Education Bill for the com- plete unity and autonomy of Wales in Educa tion. I thank you sincerely for the last I paragraph in your letter. Cbfion goreii.—Ever sincerely. D. Llovd George. John E. Powell, Esq., Irvon, Wrexham.— [We heanity support Mr. PoweU in sym- pathising ?ifh our worthy ("hanc?lor. --Edii-oi-, Rhondda Leader.] m —

Ystrad Police Court. First Court. tile Stipendiary (Mr. D. Lleuler Thomas) and Mr. William I Evans. "NOT A KID." I 'n .ttienard Jones. J rcherhert. was charged with violating the terms of his proba- tionary contract. P.S. Rees Davies stating that 011 the 2nd inst. he saw defendant enter an inn. and. in defiance, he said he was not a lil(]." :iijd was going in again Fined 40s.. or one month. A FOREMAN SINKER'S PLAUSIBILITY WALKED RIGHT INTO HIS KITCHEN The Stipendiary disposed of the case tried at the last Court and adjourned for final settlement, in which Thomas Lanyan, licensee of the Hendrewcn Hotel, Blaeiiy- cwm. was convicted of an offence under the licensing laws in supplying drink to a foreman sinker. who plausibly prevailed upon the licensee to serve liini on a Sun- day. After a good deal of ill-timed ingenuity to evade members of the con- stabulary. who gave incriminating evi- dence as to what they saw from their place of concealment ou the mountain 1)1,ice (,) f coii(,(,a l iiieiit oil t l i,?, illoillit ;till side. The Stipendiary at the last hearing suggested that the owner of the hotel (S. T. John. Pentre Brewery) should close the back door utilised by the residents of Long Row when they are athirst after flagons. Supt. Edwards produced a plan of the alterations in conformity with the ex- pressed wish of the Court, and in reply to the Stipendiary. Supt. Edwards said the back doer had been closed without difficulty, and it was through that door the trade was done. Mr. John came and saw him that morning, and ma ir a pro- posal in reference to the alterations, which include the construction of an en- closing wall, satisfactory to the p lice, and in due course. Mr. John said appli- cation for c onsent would b,, made in the ordinary way. The Stipendiary: Apart from defen- dant's previous conviction, his conduct was satisfactory? SuM. Edwards: He has not carried on the business well, and it was in conse- quence of coiyplaints that we watched the house. Defendant, in reply to his Worship, had nothing more to siy, except that he ad- mitted the offence, and lie alleged that Tile Toreman sinker "walked right into his kitchen." Sunt. Edwards, answering the Stipen- diary..said this was rather an important and the only licensed premises isolated in a village bavins a population of about. L.OOO. Defendant was previously licensee of the Treo-ehy Hotel, and in that capacity there was nothing against him. Mr. John said that before that defen- dant was for five years in the Bridgend district, and it was unon the excellent testimonials of the Bridgend police that he secured the position at the Treorchy Hotel. To he perfectly frank, added Mr. John, they had decided to get rid of the defendant, and he thought it only rjght. his W crship should know tluit. The Stit)endiary (to defendant): Then I shall not impose upon you the penalty I otherwise would have inflicted. I have come to the conclusion that you were rather overborne by that foreman pinker, who pestered you in such a way that you "■avo in to him. and were led away by him. Defendant: I can't explain it. The Stipendiary: Fined JE4. including costs. ADVENTURES OF A COUNTY COUR T BAILIFF. TWO GUINEAS, OR FOURTEEN I DATS." The Unlrt was for some time engaged in adjudicating upon the unpleasant ex- perience of a certificated bailiff of the County Court, and the adventures that, were said to have befallen him in serving a warrant in accordance with constitu- tional authority. Hubert Davies, collier his wife. C'arissa Davies and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bart- lett. all of 13. Pontrhondda Road, Ystrad. were summoned for assaulting Frederick William Batt. M-ancis Street, Wood Road. Pontypridd, ^fr. Jasper Lyon (Messrs. Spickett and Sons) appeared for Batt. Mr. James Phillips, Pontypridd. defending. In opening the case, the prosecuting solicitor described this as a simple and yet a grave case. Batt was a duly ap- pointed bailiff of the County Court, and, armed with a warrant for the arrest of Hubert Davies, on July 24th he proceeded to Pontrhondda to obtain £ 2 2s., the sum of money in respect of which the warrant had been issued, and there he was violently assaulted by the defendants. Comnlainant was lame. and had only recently recovered from an illness; and not anticipating trouble, he did not take < a. jjolieeinan with him. j Complainant Batt detailed the facts fully in evidence. He told how on July 24th he went to defendants' house and 1 knocked at the door, which was opened, and Bert Davies came out of the little: room." Witness asked. "Are you Bert Davies. and do you live here? and he 1 r T'1' VY' T1um1 witness informed him i 1 that 1l" ie held a warrant tor two <ruiueas' I with fourteen days as the alternative. | Defendant then said ho had no monev, 1 witness retorting that if he d"dn't have the t-w o' guineas he (defendant! would have to do the fourteen davs. Defendant said he would prefer to go down Wit- ness remarked. "Very well." Mrs. Bart- let-. Ml-Med from the kitchen, and said he sltoulo not go. He at-i,ziiit. Mrs. Davies snatched it out of his hand Mr-. Bartlett ordered him off, and struck lmn 011 the neck. Thomas Bartlett came "onit,he kitchen, and said, "Get out." shouting that Bertie Davie.soniv occupied1 a room, and added that he (Bartlett) was the tenant. Bartlett then dealt him a blow, causing his mouth to be busted." Th" Bartletts pushed him. Bertie struck him three times on the temple, causing as many Jumps to rise, and a black-eve subsequently developed. In attempting to get. hack the warrant from Mrs. Davies the. document was torn, and the top por- tion remained in the lady's hand. and she struck him in the mouth in a renewed tusslo lor the warrant. The four made a general attack, and once they had him outside they slammed the door. and threw alter hi 111 the tern warrant, which was accompanied hy his cap. Meeting a con- Yable at the bottom of the street, he described to him his treatment and showed the marks he had received, and the two returned to the house of defendants, who again rushed at him and ordered him away. I lie police constable intervened, and warded off the blows. Mrs. Davies toi the constable charged witness with striking the first blow, and Mrs. Bartlett charged him with ha lulling Bertie Davies roughly. On Tuesday. Bertie Davies ap- proached. him and asked him to withdraw the summons tor a couple of sovereigns. Mr. Phillips, for the detence, put a, series el questions, in the course of which Mrs. Bartlett interposed excitedly. 'the Stipendiary warned her to be quiet, and not to interfere with the solicitor, who was conducting his case properly. Mr. Vivian Thomas, high bailiff, deposed that on this day complainant returned to work. lame. after a fortnight or three weeks illness, and he was ill such astat-e that witness cautioned him not to over- tax his strength. After the assault lie was hadlv knocked a.botit. Evidently ho had received some very nasty blows. P.C. t uminings, the police constable whom the complainant consulted over his trouble.s, gave confirmative evidence, as did ( dnstaole AN-iii. Chas. Herschell. Mr. Phillips, for the defence, urged that the bailiff's demeanour was exas- perating and provocative. Del end ant Airs. Davies, wife of Her- heit and a sister of Mrs. Bartlett, ap- peared with a baby in arms. Com- plain-ant, 011 entering, shouted. "I want two guineas or fourteen days." Mr. Phillips He didn't want the four- teen days for himself? (Laughter). ^Vo. He said. Don't interfere with the law; mind your own business."and pushed my sister away. Nobody did anything to Batt. who was impatient asd pushed her whilst Bert was going for his coat to try and raise, the two guineas. ) he other defendants having also "given evidence in their own behalf. The Stipendiary told Hubert Davies ho hail acted very foolishly in .setting him- self against the law, a.nd getting his. friends and relatives, as well as himself, into trouble. There was nothing in com- plainant's conduct to challenge anyone to tight or commit violence. Of course hailiffs had to be smart, and at the sau,) time. they ought to be very careful not to do any tIling to irrit.ate other people. Complainant had not shown any grea^ indiscretion, though he might perlups have been somewhat more discreet in tne way he approached the house and spoke in the lirst instance. In the end ie L- flicted the following finei --If tibp. rt Davies, i:3 Mrs. Barttett. 20s. Carissa Davies to pay the costs and be bound oter in £ 5 to keep the peace for twelve months. Tile summons against Thomas Bartlett was dismissed. His Worship allowed one guinea advocate's fee. COLLIERY OFFENCES. David Grace, labourer, was fined 25s. for having a match in his possession in Cwmparc Colliery. Edgar Rogers had a pipe is his pocket in lynybedw Colliery, and the lapse cost* him a sovereign. MUST PERSUADE HER TO BETTER WAYS. There are two ways of treating a wife -one roughly, and the other upon lines of gentle persuasion, and in the case of a Ireherbert couple the Stipendiary com- mended the last course of treatment as the more excellent way. Hannah Jane. the girl-wife of Evan Will ianis, applied for a separation order. Her advocate, Mr. A. Ivor Parry, said the parties were married on February titli, 1912. and there was one child. Three weeks after marriage defendant began to ill-treat his wife, and he had since been persistently cruel until a week last Thurs- day, when complainant had to leave the house in consequence of his violence. The Stipendiary (to defendant): Do you wish to make it up?—I have tried to, but she won't keep herself clean. His Worship ordered a three weeks' adjournment with a view to settlement, and reconciliation, defendant meanwhile to pay his wife 10s. a week maintenance.

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